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From: jib@prism.TMC.COM
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Piracy et all
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Date: 13 Nov 89 20:05:00 GMT
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RE: Archival copies of software vs. piracy

I agree that this forum should not waste bandwidth with messages on
copyrights and piracy.  (Try misc.legal).

However the information that Eric Mcgillicuddy is posting as authority is
not accurate.  Nonlawyers should not give legal interpreatations.
ArCHIVAL copying of software is allowed by the copyright laws REGARDLESS
of any scarely license agreements to the contrary.  It is not clear that
any portion of those license agreements is enforcable for ready-made (as
opposed to custom designed) software.

I am a lawyer, but even so, don't rely on this information.

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